Cornell Seed-Stage Startups
A directory of 250 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in seed-stage companies, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
250 listed
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Inception SeedStefano Ermon, MS ’13, Volodymyr Kuleshov, Professor · Palo Alto, CAFast Diffusion LLMs -
Francis Pedraza ’11 · San Francisco, CAAI training and scaling -
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Disclo SeedKai Keane ’14 · Atlanta, GARevolutionizing workplace accommodations for employees and candidates -
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Radicle Science SeedJeffrey Chen ’10 · San Diego, CAProve effects of health and wellness products beyond placebo -
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Abstractive Health SeedVince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22 · New York, NYMedical clinical notes AI assistant -
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Stwart Pena Feliz ’17 · Cambridge, MAZero-carbon plastic upcycling -
Roger Healthcare SeedYusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CAHome healthcare with AI -
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Mura SeedJames Mackey ’17, Claire DeRoberts ’11 · Nyack, NYBilling and dispatch software for field services -
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Surround Insurance SeedJonathon Grayson, MBA ’05 · Cambridge, MAHelping consumers navigate the uncertainty of life with smarter insurance -
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Avallon Labs SeedCornelius Schramm, MEng ’25 Dropout, Bryan Guin, MEng ’25 Dropout, Jet Semrick, MEng ’25 Dropout · New York, NYAI for insurance claims operations -
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Advait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
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Bradley Zamft ’01 · Mountain View, CAProgrammable agricultural plants -
Exqz SeedJi Eun Cherlyn Lee ’20, Seokho Daniel Yoon ’17 · New York, NYDiscover curated hidden gems around the world -
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Sanchi Poovaya, MEng ’09 · Delaware City, DEMonitor health and well-being -
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Wilya SeedRahil Siddiqui, MILR ’09 · Mechanicsburg, PAHelp factories create and manage a flexible workforce -
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Panoptic SeedGuillaume Lambert, Professor · Brookline, MAPerpetual, oracle-free defi options protocol -
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Paket Mutfak SeedEytan Nahmiyas, MS ’20 · TurkeyFood brands through all food delivery platforms in Turkey -
Cabinet SeedJulia Hawkins Leibowitz, MBA ’18, Evan Kesten, MS ’18 · New York, NYCalendar software for executive assistants -
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Meili Technologies SeedSam Lee, MEng ’21, John DeFelice, LLM ’20 · New York, NYIndustrial safety and compliance software -
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Avina SeedMike Wang, MEng ’16, Vivek Sudarsan, MEng ’16, Ron Fisher, MBA ’16 · New York, NYSignals for B2B sales teams prioritization -
Elm AI SeedAdvait Raykar, MEng ’22, Ken He, MS ’23, Aparajita Thakker, MBA ’23 · New York, NYSupply chain sustainability tracking -
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Airhart Aeronautics SeedNikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17 · San Francisco, CAAirplanes that anyone can fly -
Barry Beck ’90 · Washington, DCOrthodontics in-a-box for dentists -
Katalys SeedAsh Kalb ’00 · San Diego, CACommerce media platform for performance marketing technology -
Fig Medical SeedFlorence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23 · New York, NYAI prior authorization support for healthcare providers -
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Rexera SeedAnton Tonev, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CAMaking real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient -
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Luminate Health SeedShally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01 · San Mateo, CAHealthcare lab reports for patients -
Predict Health SeedShub Debgupta, PhD ’99 · Washington, DCPutting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience -
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Baniql SeedWilly Halim, MS ’17 · San Jose, CAExtract nickel and cobalt MVP for battery applications -
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PayStandards SeedTodd Gershkowitz ’86, Joe Davolio ’19 · New York, NYCompensation analytics platform -
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Term Structure Labs SeedJerry Li, MEng ’96 · United KingdomWeb3 fixed-income protocol with a customized ZK-rollup solution -
Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12 · Philadelphia, PACollege admissions AI -
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Urvin SeedAlexander Cohen ’01 · Washington, DCShareholder relationship management platform that helps companies discover & connect with their shareholders. -
Bandhoo SeedSridhar Sundaram, PhD ’93 · IndiaConstruction project management for builders and contractors -
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Response SeedKeivan Shahida ’21, Kais Baillargeon ’21 · San Francisco, CAProcurement process spend control -
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Intrinsic Foundries SeedShreyansh Jain, MEng ’16 · Boston, MAConvert industrial waste to biochemicals -
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Jude Rizzo ’23 · New York, NYProductivity tools for PowerPoint & Excel -
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Hoken SeedAbhijit Pal ’07 · New York, NYHotel marketplace: book & sell the best hotel rooms at the busiest times. -
Yalla Plus SeedBader Nasser ’14 · Saudi ArabiaFinance and operations software for small businesses -
Certainly Health SeedDaryl Sew ’17 · New York, NYHealthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills. -
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Roger Mann ’81 · Lebanon, OHEliminating miscommunication and missed communication. -
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Kris Kishor Pitta, MBA ’17 · Houston, TXOil and gas company with focus on US onshore assets -
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Affinity Learning SeedFaraz Rana, JD ’07 · New York, NYCompliance training for fintechs, banks, and bank sponsors -
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AGS SeedDaniel Hershberg ’06 · Philadelphia, PAA community to enhance your golf game and experience. -
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Ash Kalb ’00 · Portsmouth, NHContext for AI agents -
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Jeff Wald, MPS ’96 · CanadaEmployee lifecycle management software -
Stably AI SeedJinjing Liang ’16, Neil Parker ’15 · San Francisco, CAAutomating software testing for every company -
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Phillip Alvelda ’86 · Emeryville, CAVenture studio for fully-automated companies -
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Susan Buckwalter, MBA ’12, Siwat Siengsanaoh, MBA ’15 · New York, NYGut healthy beverages -
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Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01 · New York, NYHealthcare investing firm -
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Forage Evolution SeedBryce Brownfield, PhD ’23, Cameron Kitzinger ’22, David Specht, PhD ’21 · Ithaca, NYSynthetic biology platform -
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VotreChauffeur SeedIsmael Belkhayat, MS ’09 · MoroccoPrivate transport and mobility company in Morocco -
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Nitrode SeedRichard Gu ’24, MEng ’25, Brian La ’25, Ben Kim ’25 · San Francisco, CAAI for game development